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Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in a restaurant in northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber in Nigeria’s northeast state of Borno killed at least 10 people and injured several others in an…
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At least 100 people killed by gunmen in north-central Nigeria, rights group says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria ’s north-central Benue state, Amnesty…
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At least 45 killed in central Nigeria raid
Officials say at least 45 people have been killed during an overnight attack in central Nigeria's Benue state. Eyewitnesses said the…
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Disbelief as Nigeria urges prayer to end food shortages
A call for all staff in Nigeria's ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy. An…
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Nigerian leader's pardon of executed Ogoni activists draws criticisms
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has posthumously pardoned nine environmental activists executed 30 years ago by the…
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Nigeria pardons activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 30 years after execution
Nigeria's president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage. Along with eight…
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Nigerian leader denies one-party plan after he's accused of clamping down on opposition
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday denied that there were plans to turn Africa's largest democracy into a…
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Home Office accused of ‘racist crackdown’ on Nigerians after denial of visit visa
The Home Office has been accused of a “racist crackdown on Nigerians” after refusing a visa to a man who runs one of the west African…
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Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria
At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC. The rainfall lasted for…
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Life is improving in Nigeria, Tinubu says
President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that the worst is behind them and that the country is getting better, in a speech to mark the end…
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Image from Uganda of dilapidated police homes misrepresented as being in Nigeria
Cases of police brutality have been widely reported in Nigeria, peaking in 2020 during the nationwide EndSARS protests that campaigned…
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Could Nigeria's careful ethnic balancing act be under threat?
In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country's many…
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I learnt government was suing me on the news - Nigerian senator
A Nigerian senator has told the BBC she only learnt that the government was suing her "on the news" and that she was "shocked" by the…
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Disinformation fuels support for Burkina Faso's junta leader in Nigeria
Kehinde Sanni spends his days smoothing out dents and repainting scratched bumpers in a modest autobody shop in Lagos. He has never left…
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Oil Prices Are Falling. Here’s Where That Could Spell Trouble.
Oil producing countries are bracing for a bumpy ride this year, with a precipitous drop in prices to the lowest levels in four years seen…
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Surge in deadly attacks rocks northeastern Nigeria
At least 14 people have been killed in an attack in Borno State, marking the latest escalation in a wave of violence that continues to…
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Claim that Finland is planning to extradite Nigerian separatist leader in July 2025 is false
Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian self-proclaimed leader of the proscribed Biafran separatist group, was arrested in Finland in November 2024…
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Roadside bombs kill 26 people in several vehicles on a road in Nigeria and IS claims responsibility
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Improvised explosive devices detonated on a road in northeastern Nigeria killing at least 26 people in several…
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Border officers saw a couple behaving oddly with a baby - and uncovered a mystery
As they walked through arrivals at Manchester Airport, a couple seemed to be behaving oddly towards their baby. Something did not sit…
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In Nigeria’s floating slum, ‘The Herds’ tour spotlights climate change where it's felt the most
MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s…
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Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out
Investors were attracted by the promise of high interest rates Angry Nigerians are turning to social media to describe how they have been…
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Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders,…
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Nigerian make-up artist jailed for throwing cash at his wedding
A make-up artist in Nigeria has been sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the currency, the naira, by flinging it while dancing at…
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Outcry over emir's summons prompts U-turn from Nigerian police
Nigerian police have withdrawn a summons issued to one of the country's most respected traditional leaders after it was widely condemned.…